Cullenia Explained

Cullenia is a genus of flowering plants native to India and Sri Lanka. Earlier classification schemes placed the genus in the kapok-tree family (Bombacaceae), but the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group places it in the mallow family (Malvaceae).

The name is after General William Cullen (1785–1862), a Resident in the court of the Maharaja of Travancore who also took an interest in botany.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Biographical index of British and Irisn Botanists. 244–248. Britten, James. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. 26. 1888.
2. Book: Handbook of the Indian Flora. Volume 1. Drury, Heber. Travancore Sircar Press. 1864. 88–89.